12. analogy การเปรียบเทียบ
An analogy is a similarity between things.
In an argument from analogy, one argues from
known similarities to further similarities. Such
arguments often occur in philosophy. In his Dialogues
Concerning Natural Religion, David Hume
considers an argument from analogy that purports
to show that the universe was created by an
intelligent being. The character Cleanthes claims
that the world as a whole is similar to things like
clocks.